Jerry Jones praises Jason Garrett: ‘I just like the way Jason is handling the overall head-coaching duties’

On the night the Cowboys were officially eliminated from the playoffs, when the last hope that they could resuscitate their season was extinguished, owner and general manager Jerry Jones praised interim coach Jason Garrett.

“We’ve had five games and I like the way the team is feeling about themselves,” Jones said after the Cowboys lost to the Eagles 30-27. “Jason does deserve the credit there. I, of course, have a lot of very positive things that come to my mind when I think of Jason. But I’m particularly glad the way I see our team get up when it gets knocked down and get back up and go.”

Under Garrett’s watch, the Cowboys have won three games and lost two others by a total of six points. But while Dallas has made noticeable progress since the regime change, wide receiver Miles Austin said he still evaluates the season in its entirety.

“It’s just one year,” he said. “We’ve fought hard the last five games. But I don’t really break it up.”

Jones, however, seems to have taken that approach.

“I just like the way Jason is handling the overall head-coaching duties,” he said. “So, it’s positive. That’s all I can and will say.”